Are you a PhD student thinking about life outside of academia? Do you want to explore alternative career ideas?
On Saturday, May 7th, The University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies presents, "Alternative Careers for PhDs in the Humanities & Social Sciences" from 3:00-5:30PM in the Cohen Hall Terrace room.
This 3 paneled presentation will include two PhDs who have chosen a non-teaching career path in areas of curatorship, foundations, and consulting & writing:
Curatorship: Dr. Catharine Allgor (The Huntington) & Dr. Beth Citron (The Rubin Museum)
Foundations: Dr. Nadina Gardner (The National Endowment for the Humanities) & Dr. John Paul Christy (The American Council of Learned Societies)
Consulting & Writing: Dr. Jason Wilson (The Guardian) & Dr. David Engel (Wells Fargo Advisors)
RSVP: kastoler@upenn.edu Questions: 215-898-7453

RELS027 - GREAT BOOKS OF JUDAISM

This course will analyze and contextualize various perspectives of the Talmud towards important aspects of contemporary life. We will examine in-depth several Talmudic passages and explore the rich way how the Talmud mediates between conflicting perspectives on a range of issues: life and death; the status of the fetus in the mother's womb and abortion; Torah and mundane life; the value of money and monetary theory; environmental ethics and utilitarianism; love and sexuality; among others. We will historicize these traditions and analyze them in both their broader late antiquity and contemporary contexts. All texts will be read in the original but translations will be provided.